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EastLink gives $100,000 to Beyond Blue
TO assist local people experiencing mental health challenges during these “difficult times”, tollway operator EastLink has donated $100,000 to the charity Beyond Blue. This brings...
New Inmarsat report captures role of Singapore start-ups
A NEW study sponsored by satellite communications company Inmarsat, offers a comprehensive overview ever of Singapore’s vibrant maritime start-up sector. The Trade 2.0 Singapore...
DHL Supply Chain appoints new chief in Thailand
DHL Supply Chain has appointed Steve Walker as chief executive officer of DHL Supply Chain Thailand cluster which consists of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar. He takes...
New portable lab for medicinal maggots in container
CONTAINER company Royal Wolf has created a tailored shipping container solution for a Griffith University project investigating the production and use of maggots for medicinal...
Singapore's first hybrid ship to be classed is a pilot boat
BUILT, owned and operated by Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International, Penguin Tenaga is a 15-metre, 12-passenger aluminium pilot boat capable of entirely running in...
Warren Truss re-appointed to ARTC
THE government has re-appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss AC as chair of the Australian Rail Track Corporation. Transport minister, Michael McCormack, said that...
Toll Group inks deal to sell Global Express business
TOLL Group parent company Japan Post has agreed to sell its Global Express business to private equity company Allegro Funds. The sale is subject to regulatory approvals and other...
PPA develops 10-year plan for Dampier
PILBARA Ports Authority is deploying a 10-year plan for the Port of Dampier. The Port of Dampier Land Use Master Plan charts the direction of growth and future development needs...
Singapore boosting maritime innovation and digitalisation initiatives
SINGAPORE’S senior minister of state for foreign Affairs and transport Chee Hong Tat announced two initiatives at the fifth Singapore Maritime Technology Conference. The first...
UNCTAD urges move toward more liner transparency
THE UNITED Conference on Trade and Development called for more transparency and called for authorities to monitor freight rates and market behaviour. In its Policy Brief 84,...
Aquagenie captain tests COVID-positive, vessel leaves Australian waters
THE CAPTAIN of MV Aquagenie reportedly tested positive before the vessel left its anchorage at Karratha and headed north towards the Philippines. This is after a seafarer onboard...
Government seeks new ways to automate export livestock health
THE AUSTRALIAN government is looking for new ways to improve the monitoring and reporting of livestock welfare over the live-export supply chain under the Business Research and...
Botany container trade: Huge volumes continue
CONTAINER trade through Port Botany increased 24% in March, when compared with March last year, according to the latest trade data from NSW Ports. A grand total of 226,069 TEU...
High Court puts an end to marine cargo insurance question
ON 12 April, the High Court brought to an end a question in the case of a marine transit insurance policy. The case, Swashplate Pty Ltd v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, arose...
Port of Newcastle joins Shipping Australia
THE PORT of Newcastle has joined Shipping Australia, the industry body that represents Australia’s international ocean shipping industry. Port of Newcastle has a deepwater...
